The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-31
Is GUITEAU'S LAW YER MAD?
CHARLES II. REED GOES OTERBOARD
FROM A JERSEY FERRYBOAT

OF Dress still Alive In the shabby MAN.
A melancholy, nervous man with long,
gray moustache that had been carefully tended
crossed the North River from Jersey City with
tho work people who crowded the Pennsyiva-
MIA ferryboat Chicago on her O'Clock trip yes.
to-day morning He wore . high white hat be.
longing to the early spring crop. and his we'll
fitting clothes showed the effects OF much
brushing.
He did not leave the boat with the throng
that rushed through the ferry house. The boat
started back to Jersey City at $40 o'clock. His
big, flowing moustache and shabby genteel air
we're remarked by several Of the fifty or 80 pas
sengers who went back. He stood leaning over
tho starboard rail on the ladies' side. Just for
ward of the cabin, gazing into the water stead
lily, as II It had sort Of fascination for min.
Nobody on the boat knew that the man was
Charles H. Reed. who defended Guiteau, the
assassin OF President Garfield. and nobody
suspected what he was up to until the ferry
boat was in midstream. Then he threw his
legs over the rail.
A man who had been observing him ran
forward and caught him by the coat collar
with both hands. Reed was then sitting on
the rail. having turned to face the man who
wished to prevent him going overheard He
braced himself against. a cleat With his feet
chest chez viii with Ills right hand The man 1T 20 bis
hold. and Lawyer. Reed tumbled backward
saHlt before he touched the water. A dozen
women ran out Of the cabin and helped others
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Luckily for him. Policemen Taylor, Weldon,
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turnai hunt for river thieyes. They saw the
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looked IN the wake Of the boat. and saw fhe
.s bob sh et ss e l esn his
boat. while his comrades pplled with ali their
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right hand and nearly dragged him out Of the
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nsys s'eF f fnsW enough 70 Keep my mouth
The policemen noticed long cash in his
forehead and smaller one oyer bis left eye,
81 h HIM s 10 whes the
1Policemsn Taylor went along With Reed 70
Reed told the policeman that he wished he
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trips trips for It. All that he had IL Ills pockets
were three pawn tickets and Barrett House
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the Tombs. He" He refused at firss to 60. prin..
cipally because he would cut such sorry
a s o 81 sSe physisisas spd The pslissRap e
He presented a wobsgons. bedraagi9d.
KiPreth who knows him IN WE'LL inssactsd the
policeman to prefer a charge OF insanity In
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People at The Tpmbs yesterday: who saw s; the
eyed. lobby. and Confident. In the city courts,
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street on Aug: Il: 1885 Fe sos his, client oii
then. and cluster Of diamonds dashed from
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where BIO boarded for while. He, went, to
Jersey City because Of some financial trouble
E his q a sors s Ho Ap ss aa Ses
at 39is 81: Paul street. Baltimore, has been
sending him remittapces for several weeks;
to bank to Identify him about three weeks
Sss Ses that eas he eoud set shoTn
greatly cast down for nearlyltwo weeks. He
left the hotel on Tuesday and has slept since
vania Railroad. He ate his meals, always ffu-
gal at Richie Restaurant few doors above the
yited him to eat ' and chi CHARGED him not6nE.
knowing him to be without money She says
Rss % Shsse IL the w.a hs as the IT. Hss
open It. when The head waiter saw him. He
man @r. R ae refused to make - Charge
h and as BSies Gould not
q this man MOI, the constructive genius Of q
was so long and so deeply hidden, only to
roach at last Its exposure, :.
lie Prcsesator q 6oef County Of Which Chicago
Is the chief city young gushing
with the unparalleled growth Of this phsnom-
enal human hive. His income-salary and
public pct. He was remorseess and
untiring prosecutor. He was always In the
public eye. and generally In the public ear.
The press made e hero Of him. The chYrchess
the moustaches which inspire admiration in
the young. and the sudacity and persistence
large portion Of the world. He was not only
the guardian OF public morality, but no wgs
was wont to write Sunday ESSAYS for the lead
Greek word for hell, and its INSTRUMENTATION by
the immature scholars Of the Bible. He was IA
fact, 1e strobe tho great city Of the West like a
true Yankee Colossus. and for fourteen years
i never entered anybody's head to question
his conduct.
In an evil day his audacity carried him too
far. He had a despotism In the criminal court
the veteran William K. MeAiiister. Calmly in
yaded When he sat on the criminal bench.
ing to law, and to convict only upon the law
and the evidence. Tho foolish part OF the pub
liz whch lOsAa ia haad on ANAL prny0eatiOn